WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Marietta College cross country continued its season Saturday (Sept. 25) morning at the Otterbein Invitational. The Pioneer men complied 200 points to place eighth of 18 teams, while the women finished with 296 points and placed tenth of 19 teams. [Men's Results] [Women's Results]

Sophomore Caleb Muller (Columbus/Bexley) paced Marietta with a fifth place finish among the 192 men in the race. Muller finished the eight kilometer course in 26:04.4, which made him the fastest runner in program history since the reinstatement in 2002.

Sophomore Caleb Ellis (St. Albans, W.Va./St. Albans) once again was the second Pioneer to cross the line. He finished the race in 26:51.1 and placed 23rd overall. Junior Terrance Wallace (Westerville/Westerville Central) followed in 44th place with a time of 27:50.6. Sophomore Sean Hoover (Kent/Kent Roosevelt) ran a personal record 28:19.6 and took 58th. Junior Andy Guimond (Marietta/Marietta) also ran a personal record 28:50.2 and rounded out the scoring with a 70th place finish.

"Our men showed a glimpse of what we are capable of this season," Head Coach Derek Stanley said. "We ran a strong race and placed well. This is our best team performance of the year so far."

Junior Reba Leonard (Brookville/Brookville) paced the women's team for a third straight race by finishing 28th with a time of 19:45.8, which matched her personal record. Senior Stephanie Williams (Vincent/Warren Local) ran a personal record, following close behind in 31st place with a time of 19:51.9.

Sophomore Lydia Tillmaand (Xenia/Xenia) also ran a personal record and took 64th with a time of 20:47.1 Junior Mehgan Cline (Dublin/Coffman) took 82nd by crossing the line in a season's best 21:12.9. Freshman Amy Kauffman (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle Area) capped the scoring with a 91st place finish after covering the course in 21:47.3.

"Our women appeared tired but they performed pretty well," Stanley said. "We missed out on a couple teams I thought we had a chance at but beat teams I thought we could beat too. We are banged up, so our focus will shift to resting up for a run at the end of the season."

Marietta returns to action Friday (Oct. 1) afternoon when it competes at the All-Ohio Championship, hosted by Cedarville University.